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Neuronavigation-guided Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Aphasia
Published on: May 6, 2016
Recurrent epileptic Wernicke aphasia
Kinshuk Sahaya1, Upinder K Dhand, Munish K Goyal
1Department of Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Sahayak@health.missouri.edu
Abstract:
We report a patient with recurrent epileptic Wernicke aphasia who prior to this presentation, had been misdiagnosed as transient ischemic attacks for several years. This case report emphasizes the consideration of epileptic nature of aphasia when a clear alternate etiology is unavailable, even when EEG fails to show a clear ictal pattern. We also present a brief discussion of previously reported ictal aphasias.
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